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Unit 7 Study Guide Objective :1 The Atmosphere, Air Masses, and Weather Systems Name ________________________ Grade ______% Period 1 2 3 4 Date_____________ Score ______/69 1. Why are the warmest temperatures in Earth’s atmosphere found closest to Earth’s surface and not the closest to the sun? (Hint: There are 3 reasons) a. _______________________________________ c. _______________________________________ b. _______________________________________ 2. Determine the name of each type of air mass given below. B a. Hot, dry _____________________________ C A b. Hot, humid __________________________ D c. Cold, dry ____________________________ d. Cold, humid _________________________ e. Which air mass is found only at North Pole F ___________________________ f. Identify the type of air masses seen on the picture to the E G right. A ___________________ D ___________________ F ___________________ B ___________________ E ___________________ G ___________________ C ___________________ 3. Which type of weather front is classified by severe thunderstorms over a short period of time? Warm or Cold 4. Identify which symbol represents which type of weather front on a weather map. _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ 5. Match the following weather fronts given below to their corresponding weather patterns that are described below. Weather Front Description a. _____ Warm b. _____ Cold c. _____ Stationary 1. Produces light rain that may last for several days. 2. Produces heavy thunderstorms. 3. Produces heavy thunderstorms that are followed by several days of light rain. d. _____ Occluded 4. Produces light rain for a day or two. 6. What is a middle-latitude cyclone? __________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Which type of weather front produces these storms? ___________________________________________________ 7. Describe the 3 stages of a thunderstorm. a. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Define a tornado. ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Use the diagram to the right to answer the following questions. a. Which letter represents the area where the A pressure is the lowest? _____ D b. Identify which letter represents each of the following parts of a hurricane. C E i. Eye _____ ii. Eye Wall ____ iii. Rain Bands _____ B c. Where is the storm surge located? _____ 10. What are the 3 stages of a hurricane? a. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Objective 5.02 – Weather Maps and Predictions 1. What are the weather conditions that are explained by the diagrams below? (Blue) a. (Red) ______________________________ b. ______________________________ 2. Using the weather map to the right, answer the following questions. a. Put an “X” by the high pressure areas. b. Circle the low pressure areas. c. Place an “M” by the occluded front that is developing into a middle-latitude cyclone. d. Place an “S” by the stationary front. e. Place a “C” by the cold fronts. f. What are isobars? ____________________ Unit 7 Study Guide Objective 5.01 – The Atmosphere, Air Masses, and Weather Systems Name Answer Key Grade ______% Period 1 2 3 4 December 10, 2012 Score ______/69 1. Why are the warmest temperatures in Earth’s atmosphere found closest to Earth’s surface and not the closest to the sun? (Hint: There are 3 reasons) a. Heat is given off of Earth c. The greenhouse gases help warm the b. Global warming is increasing the temperature atmosphere 2. Determine the name of each type of air mass given below. B a. Hot, dry Continental (=dry) Tropical (=hot) C A b. Hot, humid Maritime (=humid) Tropical D c. Cold, dry Continental Polar (=cold) d. Cold, humidMaritime Polar e. Which air mass is found only at North Pole Arctic f. F Identify the type of air masses seen on the picture to the E right. A Maritime Polar DContinental BContinental Polar Polar CMaritime Polar EMaritime Tropical G FContinental Tropical GMaritime Tropical 3. Which type of weather front is classified by severe thunderstorms over a short period of time? Warm or Cold 4. Identify which symbol represents which type of weather front on a weather map. Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Occluded Front 5. Match the following weather fronts given below to their corresponding weather patterns that are described below. Weather Front Description a. 4 Warm 1. Produces light rain that may last for several days. b. 2 Cold 2. Produces heavy thunderstorms. c. 1 Stationary 3. Produces heavy thunderstorms that are followed by several days of light rain. d. 3 Occluded 4. Produces light rain for a day or two. 6. What is a middle-latitude cyclone? A severe summer storm that is created by the colliding of 3 air masses (2 cold masses surround 1 warm air mass)Which type of weather front produces these storms? Occluded Front 7. Describe the 3 stages of a thunderstorm. a. Cumulus Stage – the formation of the cumulus cloud that creates the thunderstorm; caused by warm, moist air being pushed upward quickly b. Mature Stage – the actual thunderstorm: produces lightning, high winds, heavy rain, possible hail c. Dissipating Stage – when the storm clouds break up 8. Define a tornado. A severe windstorm that creates a vortex of high winds 9. Use the diagram to the right to answer the following questions. a. Which letter represents the area where the A pressure is the lowest? A D b. Identify which letter represents each of the following parts of a hurricane. E C i. Eye C ii. Eye Wall D iii. Rain Bands E B c. Where is the storm surge located? B 10. What are the 3 stages of a hurricane? a. Tropical Depression – clusters of thunderstorms around a low pressure area (created over warm oceans) b. Tropical Storm – the clusters of thunderstorms merge into one large storm system c. Hurricane – winds exceed 119 km/hr (74 mph) Objective 5.02 – Weather Maps and Predictions 1. What are the weather conditions that are explained by the diagrams below? (Blue) a. (Red) High pressure and cold, dry air b. Low pressure and warm, moist air 2. …3. Using the weather map to the right, answer M the following questions. a. Put an “X” by the high pressure areas. b. Circle the low pressure areas. c. Place an “M” by the occluded front that is developing into a middle-latitude cyclone. C C d. Place an “S” by the stationary front. e. Place a “C” by the cold fronts. f. What are isobars? Lines on a weather map that show areas with the same air pressure S